Package-capping machine.



J. R. HARBEGK. PACKAGE GAPPING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED IEB. 2, 1910.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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Patented \Dec. 2, 1913.

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JERVIS n. nannncx, or nn'r'nonr, rcrrienn, Assmnon, BY- 'mnslvnhssmmnnrs,

TO IDE'lIIitOIEII CAN COMPANY, OE DETROIT, MIQH IGAN',

JERSEY.

n conronarlon or new PACKAGE-CAPPING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, Jnnvis R. HARBEQK, a citizen oft-he United Statesof America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPackage-(lapping Machines, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying. drawings;

The invention. relates to .machines for capping. packages, and. is moreparticularly designed. for use in connection with paper packages. v

' The invention consistsin the,construct1on as hereinafter. set forth.

In the drawings Figure. 1 is a vertlcal section through the machine;Fig, .2 is. a

plan view thereof; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to a portion ofFig,1,.showing the parts in different positions.

The paper packages which. are" to be. capped are usually constructedwith cylindrical body portions, and the caps are pro vided. withdepending flanges, which closely fit. said cylindrical bodies. Onaccount of the flexible nature of. the material, it is a somewhatdifiicult operation to engage the cap flange with the body, and. I havetherefore devised a machine for performing this operation, constructedas follows:

A is an expansihle annular guide preferably'constructed of aseries ofguide fingers B pivotally mounted at C upon an annular frame or.support. D. Each of. the. guide fingers B is provided with a thin 3plate E at its outer end adapted to be inserted within the flange of thecap, and forming a guide for directing. the. upper edge of the body ofthe package into engag'ement with said cap. The fingers B may beadjusted in normal position by means of set screws F engaging bell crankarms. .G

extending laterally from the pivots. There are also provided springs 'H,which yield ingly hold said bell crank arms against the stop screws F.

The ring D is mounted upon a suitable frame, such as the bed ortable I,having upward extensions J thereon. K is a plunger having a shank Lvertically adjustably secured ina bearing M .upon the frame. Thisplunger is axially alined with the annular guide A, and is operated bysuitable mechanism, such as the pinion N,

' Specification of Letters .Patent. Application fi lediFebruary 2, 191aSerial no. 541,634.

Batented'Dec 2, 1913;.

,en aging a rack inthe shank L and; the. Qrac and'pinion O and P foractuatingthe ishaft Q on which the pinion N is mounted. IR is a footlever connected with the rack O. gand adapted when depressed to raisethe. 'shank L and plunger plunger K in normal. position issuflicientlygbelow the. annular. frame D to permit; of; iplacing thereon thefilled-package, such as S. :The cap for this'package is placed withitsfflange surrounding the guide fingers B. and. Y

jgthese are so positionedby proper. adjust; ;ment ofithe stops F'that'the flange maybe iengaged therewith without difliculty. The. operatorthen depresses the pedal R, which Eraises the plunger. K, forcing thepackage;

upward through the annular frame-D and; Eexpansible guide A. 'During.this upward.

Emovement, the upper edge of the package iwill come in contact withthe-,guidefingers; iIn so doing, the thin plates E. will; ,force.outward the flange of the cap, so. as to per,

0 rected therein. The continued upward .movement of' the plunger willforce. the cap and raise the package until nearly disengaged from theexpansible guide. The op:

gagement with the guide, and drop the;

; plunger ready for another operation.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A. package cappingmachine, comprising anannulus, a series of guidefingers pivotally mounted thereon and each provided with a thin plate atits upper end, ad justable stops for positioning. said fingers,

With the construction as. described, the.

dy to be die and resilient means for yieldably holding said fingersagainst said stops, for. the purdescribed';

2; Aflpackage capping machine, comprising an annulus, a series of guidefingers pivotally mounted upon said annulus and having thin plates attheir upper ends, outwardly-extending' bell crank arms on said guidefingers, set screws forming adjustable stops for said bell crank arms,and springs for yieldingly holding said bell crank arms against saidstops, for the purpose describ 3. A package capping machine comprisingan expansible annular guide insertible withfecting a relative verticalmovement between the support and the guide to force the body of thepackage through the guide intoengagement with the cap.

5. A package capping machine, comprising an upright expansi'ble annularguide insertible within the flange of the cap, the latter beingsup-ported solely by the upper end of. said guide, a support for thepackage in axial alinement with the guide, and means for relativelymoving said support and guide toward each other m a substantiallrectilinear path to force saidpackage t ough the guide and intoengagement with the cap.

6. A package capping machine, comprising an upright expansible annularguide having a thln edge insertible within the flange of the cap andformingthe sole support for the latter, a vertically arranged supportfor the package, and means for relatively movsaid support and guidetoward each 0t er in a substantially rectilinear path to force thepackage through the guide and into engagement with the cap.

7. In a package capping machine, a combined guide and support for thecap, comprising an annular series of movable guide fingers insertiblewithin the flange of the cap and adapted to support the latter duringthe capping operation, and yielding means acting upon the fingers topress the same inward.

8. In a package capping machine, a combined guide and support for thecap, compgising an annular series of movable guide gers insertiblewithin the flange of the cap and adapted to support the latter duringthe capping operation, stops for positioning said fingers, and resilientmeans for holding the fingers against the stops.

9. In a packa e capping machine, a combined guide an support for thecap, comprising an annular series of movable fingers insertible withinthe flange of the cap and adapted to support the latter during thecapping operation, means for limiting the inward movement of thefingers, and yielding means for normally retaining the fingers at thelimit of their inward movement.

10. A package capping machine, comprising an upright expansible annularguide insertible within the flange of the cap, the latter beingsupported by the upper end of said guide, and means for forcin the bodyof the package through said gui e into engagement with the cap adaptedupon a 7 further movement to eflect the lifting of the cap from theguide by thepackage.

11. A package capping machine comprising an upright expanslble annularguide having a thin edge insertible within the flange in the cap andforming the sole support for the latter, a vertically arranged supportfor the package, and means for relatively, moving said, support andguide to force the package through the guide and into engagement withthe cap, said means being adapted upon a further movement to effect thedisengagement of the cap from the guide.

12. A package capping machine comprising an expansible annular guideinsertible within the flange of the cap, a support for the package inaxial alinement with the guide, and means for relatively moving saidsupport and guide toward each other in a substantially rectilinear athto force said package through the gui e and into engagewith the capadapted upon a further movement to efl'ect the disengagement of the capfrom the guide by the package.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JERVIS .R. HARBEOK.

Witnesses:

NELLIE KINSELLA, W. J. BnLKNAP.

